Newcomer Insight Collaborative (NIC): Model for Collaborative COVID19 Service Delivery Data Analysis (webinar recording)
Published on: November 14, 2021
Presented at the P2P 2021 Workshop Series, this session introduced the Newcomer Insight Collaborative (NIC). The NIC is a new model and platform that brings organizations together to make better use of their service delivery data for program planning and development.
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A Data Governance Framework for Health Data Collected from Black Communities in Ontario (2021)
Published on: August 21, 2021
This report introduces the Engagement, Governance, Access, and Protection (EGAP) Framework, developed by Black health sector leaders and health equity experts in Ontario to guide the collection, management, analysis, and use of race-based data from Black communities in ways that advance health equity.
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Improving refugee integration through data-driven algorithmic assignment (2018)
Published on: August 20, 2021
The authors developed a flexible data-driven algorithm that assigns refugees across resettlement locations to improve integration outcomes.The algorithm uses a combination of supervised machine learning and optimal matching to discover and leverage synergies between refugee characteristics and resettlement sites.
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Building a Knowledge‐Driven Nonprofit Sector - 2019‐2020 Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy Final Report and Project Plans (2020)
Published on: August 12, 2021
The Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy was launched in 2018 to enhance the nonprofit and voluntary sector’s use of data. This project interviewed informants about the current state of data capacity, data sharing, and the access and use of open data in the nonprofit and voluntary sector, and what steps were required at organization and sector levels to appropriately meet the needs of the sector. Informants also considered how a data hub could support the sector’s use of data.
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Data, outcomes measurement, and evaluation in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector
Published on: June 4, 2021
Sectors and organizations are increasingly being asked to create their own data ethics standards, practices, and procedures. Organizations require the skills to gain meaningful insights from data in order to unleash the strength of data. Measuring service delivery outcomes in a hybrid service model practice requires a different lens than simply the quantitative one.
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Build your data literacy skills with training videos from Statistics Canada
Published on: May 3, 2021
Statistics Canada seems like a legit place to start building your data literacy competencies.
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AMSSA Lecture: Telling a Story Through Data Visualization (webinar recording)
Published on: April 16, 2021
Settlement and integration service providers collect and use data on a daily basis. While the data we collect is essential, interpreting the meaning of the data can be a challenge. The AMSSA Lecture: Telling a Story Through Data Visualization will get you thinking about the data you collect and how you can use it to tell a story.
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AI, Data and Improving Service Delivery (Metropolis conference 2021 recording)
Published on: April 13, 2021
This session focused on how cutting-edge technology has the potential to support and enhance current models of service delivery through automation and the application of solid data analysis. Presenters shared current and practical applications of AI and other technology innovations in the sector.
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Data Science 101 for Non-Data People (webinar recording)
Published on: March 26, 2021
The world of data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning is still so enigmatic to many of us. This HelpSeeker webinar provides an introduction to the world of Data Science, where experts working in the field will go over basic concepts and knowledge to guide the not-so-data savvy among us.
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